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CHARLESTON, S.C. – After cementing a strong start to the 2024 recruiting class with nine high school student-athletes during Early National Signing Day in late December, The Citadel head football coach Maurice Drayton officially wrapped up the Bulldogs’ corps of additions with 23 further signees hailing from eight different states during National Signing day on Wednesday.
The Citadel Football Class of 2024 | National Signing Day | Feb. 7, 2024
Player: Johnathan Bennett
Position: Quarterback
Hometown: Summerville, S.C.
High School: Summerville HS
Previous School: Liberty
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 225
Quick Hit: Competed for head coach Joe Call, The Citadel Class of 2002, at Summerville High School…joins the Bulldogs as a graduate transfer from Liberty
Player: Berlin Campfort
Position: Cornerback
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
High School: Miami Central HS
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180
Quick Hit: Earned two Florida state championships at Miami Central HS…Miami Herald first-team All-Dade County selection
Player: Pierre Fertil
Position: Cornerback
Hometown: Pahokee, Fla.
High School: Pahokee HS
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 180
Quick Hit: Palm Beach Country first-team All-Defensive choice…ESPN Top 63 pick
Player: HJ Grigsby
Position: Running Back
Hometown: Joliet, Ill.
High School: Joliet Catholic Academy
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 180
Quick Hit: Two-time All-Conference selection…2022 Conference Offensive Player of the Year…finished with 4,136 career total rushing yards as well as 39 touchdowns
Player: Andrew Jackson
Position: Defensive End
Hometown: Charleston, S.C.
High School: West Ashley HS
Height / Weight: 6-3 / 230
Quick Hit: Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Football Game choice…The Post and Courier All-Low Country and All-State selection…SC Football Coaches Association All-State honors; accounted for a school record 48 tackles and 14 sacks as a senior
Player: Carter Jacobs
Position: Offensive Line
Hometown: Apex, N.C.
High School: Middle Creek HS
Height / Weight: 6-5 / 285
Quick Hit: NC Coaches Association East-West All-Star Football Game choice…three-time SWAC All-Conference and four-time SWAC All-Academic selection
Player: Reese Patterson
Position: Defensive Back
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ga.
High School: Druid Hills HS
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 175
Quick Hit: Played under head coach Frederick Green at Druid Hills HS
Player: Cobey Thompkins
Position: Quarterback
Hometown: Stockbridge, Ga.
High School: Stockbridge HS
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190
Quick Hit: 4A Region 5 first-team All-Region pick; concluded senior season with over 2,700 total yards as well as 33 touchdowns
Player: Terrence Wells
Position: Defensive End
Hometown: Irmo, S.C.
High School: Dutch Fork HS
Height / Weight: 6-3 / 225
Quick Hit: SC Football Coaches Association All-State honors…Touchstone Energy Bowl North-South All-Star Football Game selection
Player: Jenorris Wilcher Jr.
Position: Running Back
Hometown: Pahokee, Fla.
High School: Pahokee HS
Height / Weight: 5-10 / 180
Quick Hit: The Palm Beach Post All-County selection…ESPN Top 63 pick
Player: Daniel Turpin
Position: Linebacker
Hometown: Decatur, Ga.
High School: Arabia Mountain HS
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 215
Quick Hit: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State choice…5A Region 4 Defensive Player of the Year
Player: DJ Bryant
Position: Defensive Line
Hometown: Chadbourn, N.C.
High School: West Columbus HS
Height / Weight: 6-2 / 280
Quick Hit: Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Football Game selection…2023 Waccamaw Defensive Player of the Year…recorded 103 total tackles with 24 tackles-for-loss, 15 sacks and 27 QB hurries during his senior season
Player: Sebastien Boyle
Position: Running Back
Hometown: Scottsbluff, Neb.
High School: Scottsbluff HS
Height / Weight: 5-11 / 210
Quick Hit: Nebraska North-South Shrine Bowl choice…logged a career 5,206 rushing yards for 69 touchdowns
Player: Ryland Mitchell
Position: Cornerback
Hometown: Summerville, S.C.
High School: Summerville HS
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 180
Quick Hit: The Post and Courier All-Low Country selection
Player: Josh Warren Jr.
Position: Bandit
Hometown: Riverview, Fla.
High School: Sumner HS
Height / Weight: 6-3 / 217
Quick Hit: Hillsborough County East-West All-Star Football Game pick…posted 27 tackles-for-loss along with 16 sacks throughout his senior campaign
Player: Landon Stradcutter
Position: Offensive Line
Hometown: Goose Creek, S.C.
High School: Stratford HS
Quick Hit: SC Football Coaches Association first-team All-State selection…Touchstone Energy Bowl North-South All-Star Football Game choice
Player: Austin Hadlock
Position: Linebacker
Hometown: Tarpon Springs, Fla.
High School: East Lake HS
Quick Hit: Pinellas County All-Star Football Game pick…accounted for 84 tackles during senior season
Player: Ashton Phillips
Position: Linebacker
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
High School: De Smet Jesuit HS
Quick Hit: First-team MCC All-Conference selection…Academic All-State choice…registered 80 tackles throughout senior campaign
Player: Grant Morton
Position: Wide Receiver
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
High School: Webb School Knoxville
Height / Weight: 5-10 / 170
Quick Hit: 2A Division II All-East Region pick
Player: Andrew Tumbleston
Position: Offensive Line
Hometown: Summerville, S.C.
High School: Cane Bay HS
Quick Hit: Touchstone Energy Bowl North-South All-Star Football Game selection…SC Football Coaches Association first-team All-State choice
Player: Jameson Bell
Position: Linebacker
Hometown: Mount Pleasant, S.C.
High School: Wando HS
Quick Hit: SC Football Coaches Association All-State honors
Player: Drew Spires
Position: Wide Receiver
Hometown: Winnsboro, S.C.
High School: Richard Winn Academy
Quick Hit: High School Sports Report All-State selection…The State Midlands All-Area team choice…Gatlinburg All-American Football Game pick
Player: Caleb Davis
Position: Running Back
Hometown: Walterboro, S.C.
High School: Colleton Preparatory Academy
Quick Hit: SCISA North-South All-Star Football Game choice…two-time SCISA 2A All-Region selection…accounted for 2,150 total yards throughout his senior season
The Citadel Football Class of 2024 | Early National Signing Day | Dec. 20, 2023
Player: Lee Alexander Jr.
Position: Linebacker
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
High School: Warren Central HS
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 215
Quick Hit: Attended Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, R.I.
Player: James Brockington
Position: Defensive Line
Hometown: Kingstree, S.C.
High School: Kingstree HS
Height / Weight: 6-3 / 295
Quick Hit: Touchstone Energy Bowl North-South All-Star Football Game selection…played under head coach Brian Smith, The Citadel Class of 2001
Player: Marquez Davenport
Position: Defensive Back
Hometown: Saint Matthews, S.C.
High School: Calhoun County HS
Height / Weight: 5-10 / 175
Quick Hit: The State newspaper first-team All-State selection
Player: Braylon Knauth
Position: Wide Receiver
Hometown: Minneola, Fla.
High School: Lake MInneola HS
Height / Weight: 5-8 / 170
Quick Hit: Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game selection
Player: Nikolas Mirabella
Position: Defensive Back
Hometown: Palm Harbor, Fla.
High School: East Lake HS
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200
Quick Hit: Pinellas County first-team All-Defensive selection
Player: Brock Nobles
Position: Defensive Line
Hometown: Lyons, Ga.
High School: Toombs HS
Height / Weight: 6-2 / 270
Quick Hit: Region 3-AA first-team All-Region selection
Player: Jean-Luc Noisin
Position: Defensive Back
Hometown: Chamblee, Ga.
High School: Lakeside HS
Height / Weight: 5-10 / 195
Quick Hit: Helped lead Lakeside HS to first winning season since 2003
Player: Brady Pickett
Position: Offensive Line
Hometown: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
High School: Myrtle Beach HS
Height / Weight: 6-3 / 280
Quick Hit: Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Football Game selection…The State first-team All-State choice
Player: Cameron Sutton
Position: Tight End
Hometown: Lexington, S.C.
High School: Lexington HS
Height / Weight: 6-3 / 230
Quick Hit: Palmetto I-20 All-Star Football Game selection
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